The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
FROM THE LAND OF PLENTY.
A Full Platter OF Good Things ior
Ra,dcrs Of the Press and Banner.

A Full Platter OF Good Things for
Readers Of the Press and Banner.
N1SETY-SIx, S. c., May II, 1897.
The contract to macadalniZe the approach
to the bridge over Wilson'S creek, near Siloa,n I'm
church. was given 10 capt. james M hi"s' nv
being the lowest bidder. ,ror
Mrs Morris, mother of the Rev. ,. IL. MOT, Dr.
ris, and sister to Capt. r. +. McCaslall, IS Ill
town visiting the latter's family.
We thank Capt. NJ. B. Lipscomb for the
present of 4 beautiful shepherd puppy 10 our
"iiIr Mr. <. j. ouattlebaum sent another lot of
fine mixers 10 Augusta last week.
Col. Sam. McCants who travels ior Nrst-
class Richmond grocery house was In town re-
Gently.
The prayer meeting at Mr.. B. j: Spratts was
well attended last "Wednesday night.
The corn crop in our section Is unusnally
promising and never before has so much up
land corn been planted. So much ior the aa-
vice Of Senator Hemphill and your humDle
Mir. 4. w. Smith, of Abbevlle. stopped over
during the interval between the trains on ias. I
Wednesday, and was so glad to see MIN tnat
monopolized his whole time. He met Mrs.
Smith on the up train and went nome reJolc-
Duty honestly and fearcssly, performed Is
not likely to cause any one TO 6l9sh, anu rsi We
opine that Justices Simpson ana MclVer Will
retain their natural hue. ~ ~
The Rev. w. p. Meadors and Messrs. T. T.
Beacham and J. T. Miller attended the sun
day school Convention at AoheS1ile 1s vi, NV ,boss
who have used them to be the best machine.
Mr. II. J. Kinard of this place Is the agent:
Ninety!Six endorses Coz. W. z. McGowan @
0f fsss sHmday Was chldrens day at the
Methodist church In this place. Ihey nave
over one hundred sunday schoo! scholars ana
teachers on their roll. Mr.. Meadors delivered
q most excellent sermon.
ch1 hp1n
several months learning the art OF telegraphy,
has returned home. We are informed that ne
has made rapid progress and Will soon oe
ready to take charge of an office. Gooo luck
Mr. f. s. Addison has one Of the best crops
of upland corn in Edgefield county on iand
and twenty-five years. This is q fact beyond
Mr.. W. II. Frazier sold lot of fine muttons
and beef cattle to Mr. Quattlebaum
Mrs. Edward Motte OF Columbia. VINO mas
been visiting her father, Capt. NJ. B. Lipscomo'
has returned to her home.
DIR. j. A. Anderson, of Antreville, was down
recently, visiting his parents and friends: , we pe
are glad to hear that he has q fine practiGe
and enjoys the confidence OF his patrons. nc
is fine student and there Is no doubt aoou'
his success.
Col. Phillips, who has been off on business
jaunt for few days. has returned.
Mr.. John s. King Is one OF the most success,
full horse and COW doctors in the country. Call
on him. His fees are reasonable.
Col. Gaines, of the augusta Chronicle, spenl
last Wednesday night in our town. He repre-
sents one of the best dailies of the South.
His paper is extensively read here and very
much liked.
For base ball goods call upon DR.. Wenck.
He sells none but the best.
The Columbia excursion was but poorly pat
roniZed from our town. We suppose the scar
city of money had good deal to do with H.
Twenty y-eisht tickets were sold.
If the doctors object to marbles, suppose
they get up game Of base ball or polo
Strawberries are more abundant nnd Iiner
short, and we look with great expectations
for a good persmmon and blackberry crop.
Mr.. Felton's little daughter, who has been
quite sick, Is up again.
able lands in the vicinity OF Nlnety.SiX. This
certainly is q good sign. 1t proves the fact
that the lands are better than In almost any
other ocaty ana that tney are
Mr.. James Rogers has one or TWO handsome
Jersey bull calves for sale.
MIR. H. r. Turner has opened an ice house,
where you can procure the article at all times,
e'iHap Nal. " Wm TS q. Ross the veteran we'll borer
has been spending few days with MS. II you
want water call on him. He never fails.
in MT our D. Is paDtng nj M is acres in
cotton. and corn in proportion, II It rains he
will make it, and we hope II will rain.
Maj. Il. c. Child, Of Pendleton, has been
down on yisi. The Major was no porn ,anu ana
young men who have left Ninety-SiX, he has
made his mark. He has II bright future be-
fore him. Good luck to you, Rufus.
of so much being done over nothing as has
been done in the Blackwood case Red tape
Is surely cheap. "Wounded honor" 1t is
really laughable. Every Georgia chicken
thief who crosses the Savannah will in the fr-
tpr haV n have
two attorney generals trot around and spend
the revenne Of the State for fear OF wounding
somebody's honor. 1t is nuisance.
Our school was suspended that the scholars
might go on the excursion to Columbia. Save
the teachers the school did not eXcurt.
Our farmers are happy. Good rains with q
ilne prospect fora crop-corn never better ana
Messrs. Miller and Anderson of our town
supplied the excursionists with refreshments.
AS they are both Sons of Temperance 1t is safe
TO say lemonade was the strongest drink
aboard, and reports say that was not very
strong with lemons and sugar. Ice water was
good enough.
Col. j. ii. Rice has returned from visit tc
his son, who teaches school at Santuc IN
Mr.. w. II. Frazier Is now making weekly
shipments of Jersey butter to Augusta, where
he gets fancy price for 1t. ,.,r,
a visit TO friends at Clinton, S. c:
Mr. w. S. Richardson shipped off another
fine Poland China pig this week. Good stock
will sell.
Prayer meeting at Mr.. G. W. Calhoun's last
night. Well attended and great interest man.
ifeSted.
Messrs. ]. T. Miller, T. c. Turner, DR.. Wenck
w. L. Fouche and others 60 down this week
to attend the holiness meeting to be held al
Newberry.
Our new railroad is OIL a boom. The organ.
ization OF the Knoxville and Carolina divis'
ion with Mr.. PhiniZy, of Augusta, G;l, rs pres
idest, is giving confidence. Mr.. SusOng, OF
the A., G. d. w. II. r., is also one OF the drec.
tors. We are confident now that II wont be
long before we have railroad connection with
Knox vile and the fur West.
EAST END.
PLEASANT MAY DAY.